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Infante Henry, Duke of Viseu
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Infante_Henry,_Duke_of_Viseu
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:explorer
gptkb:website
Portuguese prince
Grand Master of the Order of Christ
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Order_of_Christ
gptkb:Sagres_Point
Portuguese discoveries
gptkbp:birthDate
4 March 1394
gptkbp:birthName
gptkb:Henrique
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Porto,_Portugal
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Batalha_Monastery
gptkbp:deathDate
13 November 1460
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Sagres,_Portugal
gptkbp:father
gptkb:John_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:house
gptkb:House_of_Aviz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Infante Henry, Duke of Viseu
gptkbp:knownFor
gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
establishing a navigation school at Sagres
sponsoring voyages of exploration
promoting navigation and cartography
gptkbp:legacy
influenced European exploration and colonization
key figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:mother
gptkb:Philippa_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:nationality
Portuguese
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Henry_the_Navigator
gptkbp:notableAchievement
advancing maritime technology
initiating the Atlantic slave trade
sponsoring exploration of the West African coast
supporting the development of the caravel ship
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:sibling
gptkb:Edward_of_Portugal
gptkb:Ferdinand_the_Saint_Prince
gptkb:Isabella_of_Portugal,_Duchess_of_Burgundy
gptkb:John,_Lord_of_Reguengos
gptkb:Peter,_Duke_of_Coimbra
gptkbp:title
gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:Lord_of_Covilhã
Grand Master of the Order of Christ
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Lord_of_Reguengos
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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